33 m. ago Gaza ceasefire talks live: Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on ‘first phase’ of peace plan

Trump says ‘all parties will be treated fairly’ while Israeli prime minster Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘with God’s help’ all hostages will be brought homeAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago Nearly 55,000 children in Gaza under age 5 may be acutely malnourished, a new UN study finds

A new study says more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected

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16 h. ago Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victimsAs of the end of July there were 18,457 children named on the long official list of Palestinian victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. Over almost two years, that is equivalent to bombs, bullets and shells killing a boy or girl every hour of every day.In reality the deaths are not spaced out so evenly. Siblings, cousins and playmates are often killed together, by an airstrike or artillery shell. Even children shot by snipers or quadcopters are sometimes brought into hospitals in groups, doctors say. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gang of hotel migrants from Iran and Iraq are jailed for 22 years for 'ferocious and frighteningly violent' machete attack on shop owner

The four men, Hana Hassan, 22; Yosef Shaban, 24; Osama Qadir, 21, and Dawan Mantik, 28, all from Iran and Iraq arrived in Britain on small boats.

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8 d. ago Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza peace plan or face ‘a very sad end’ – live

Ultimatum comes as Netanyahu says he did not agree to Palestinian state as part of Trump Gaza plan, and IDF will remain ‘in most of territory’What’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?The Gaza health ministry has announced on Telegram that 453 people, including 150 children, have died of famine and malnutrition in Gaza.Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in Gaza in August, a further 175 deaths have been recorded, among them 35 children. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police issue warnings after Britain First's bus arrives in Greater Manchester

Officers were called to reports of 'anti-social behaviour' at Britain First's bus

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1 week ago Labour peer who escaped Nazis as a child makes powerful Gaza 'splitting up families' plea

Lord Alf Dubs has pleaded with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to rip up rules barring students from Gaza from bringing spouses and children to the UK, saying it will tear families apart

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1 week ago Afghan migrant who fled his 'dangerous' homeland and won asylum in UK returns to his city for eight

DG Usama travelled from Kabul to Britain in 2022, brazenly filming his arrival on a dinghy and sharing with his social media followers. He has now shared a highlights reel of his recent return home.

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2 w. ago Home Office refuses to reveal basic details of first migrants to arrive in Britain from France under new 'one in, one out' deal, as Tories urge: 'No more secrecy'

Officials confirmed a family of three have arrived in the UK, but in a new secrecy row would not even disclose the migrants' nationality, or any other information about them.

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2 w. ago First migrants arrive in Britain from France under Labour's 'one in, one out' deal

A family of three, including a small child, have come to Britain after successfully completing the online application process under the deal signed by Labour with Emmanuel Macron's government..

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2 w. ago How Epping hotel migrant might avoid immediate deportation despite sexually assaulting 14

Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu, 41, acted 'ignorantly and repulsively' when he sexually assaulted the schoolgirl and another woman.

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2 w. ago Home Office will seek to deport Epping hotel migrant who was jailed for sexually assaulting girl, 14, and a woman days after arriving in Britain

Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu, 41, acted 'ignorantly and repulsively' when he sexually assaulted the schoolgirl and another woman.

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2 w. ago Cooper accuses Netanyahu of allowing children in Gaza to die of starvation

The foreign secretary also warned the prospect of a two-state solution may ‘disappear beneath the rubble’

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2 w. ago Voices: Back to school in Gaza is now education reduced to fragments

University professor Ahmed Kamal Junina should have been shopping for school supplies for his three children. Instead, he describes how WhatsApp, internet cafes and voice notes are filling the gaps for students without places to learn

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2 w. ago With or without a ceasefire, humanitarian aid must enter Gaza. We managed it in previous wars | Moazzam Malik

Global powers ensured aid during civil wars in Syria and Sudan. We need a ‘Lifeline Rafah’ before more people starveMoazzam Malik is CEO of Save the ChildrenAs the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza deepens, world leaders gathering for the UN general assembly face a grave moral and political test – one that has implications for the conduct of war and the supply of humanitarian aid in the decades to come.The use of humanitarian aid as an instrument of occupation by the Israeli authorities dates back almost 20 years. As a British official, I led a review of the humanitarian situation in Gaza in 2008 when the then government of Israel had just imposed a blockade. I advised UK ministers that this was not in line with international humanitarian principles, that we wouldn’t accept this in other humanitarian contexts, and we should not do so in this case. The UK government ignored my recommendations on securing independent access for humanitarian aid for Gaza.Moazzam Malik is CEO of Save the...

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2 w. ago Another 85 migrants make it into Britain as 1,100 arrive in 2 days and return flights grind to a halt

Some 1,072 migrants in 13 boats made the dangerous journey across the English Channel on Friday. Another 85 arrived on Saturday, after braving high winds and choppy seas.

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2 w. ago Voices: Recognising Palestine is important, but more is needed to save Gaza’s shattered generation

University professor Ahmed Kamal Junina should have been shopping for school supplies for his three children. Instead, he describes how WhatsApp, internet cafes and voice notes are filling the gaps for students without places to learn

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2 w. ago UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state

Symbolic move comes seven decades after end of UK mandate in PalestineKeir Starmer has arrived at Westminster Abbey for the Battle of Britain service.The ceremony, held between 11am and 12pm, marks the 85th anniversary of the victory by Royal Air Force pilots and aircrew during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: Recognising Palestine won’t save Gaza’s shattered generation

University professor Ahmed Kamal Junina should have been shopping for school supplies for his three children. Instead, he describes how WhatsApp, internet cafes and voice notes are filling the gaps for students without places to learn

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2 w. ago Voices: This is what ‘back to school’ has become in Gaza: education reduced to fragments

University professor Ahmed Kamal Junina should have been shopping for school supplies for his three children. Instead, he describes how WhatsApp, internet cafes and voice notes are filling the gaps for students without places to learn

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